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soulwally
04-22-2014, 05:46 PM
Destination Anywhere by the Marvelettes is being used for the new TV ad for budget airline Ryanair. The song's not generally one that gets played on the radio over here in the UK, so it's an interesting choice. And, of course, it always sounds great. However, having said that, it's featured in the film The Commitments.
theboyfromxtown
04-22-2014, 06:40 PM
Thanks Soulwally.

So it's Ryanair! Hmmmm!!
theboyfromxtown
04-22-2014, 06:47 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vY0HwFAu0A
kenneth
04-22-2014, 10:41 PM
Wow! Great to hear Wanda's voice in this ad! What a great pick for the airline.
detmotownguy
04-22-2014, 11:45 PM
It would be great if Wanda see this commercial!
marv2
04-23-2014, 12:23 AM
It would be great if Wanda see this commercial!

It would be even greater if they paid her and the other Marvelettes.
1382hitsville
04-23-2014, 09:32 AM
In the Netherlands an insurance comparison site is using "Upside Down", featuring a sloth, since a week.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-8ByX2eLEo

In the Brenda Holloway "Suddenly" threat it's written that "Suddenly" featured in an ad as well. Which ad?
144man
04-23-2014, 02:55 PM
Amazing. I wonder who would have even known "Destination Anywhere" existed, let alone that it was appropriate to use.
roger
04-23-2014, 05:00 PM
Unfortunately it seems that I am not allowed to watch this video as I am in the "wrong territory "..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-8ByX2eLEo

:[[
roger
04-23-2014, 05:10 PM
Amazing. I wonder who would have even known "Destination Anywhere" existed, let alone that it was appropriate to use.

144Man .. the song was featured in the "Commitments" movie, produced in 1991 .. which was a huge hit in Ireland ..

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101605/

This is the version used in the movie, sung by Niamh Kavanagh ....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1_C4lC-wOc

Roger
144man
04-23-2014, 05:21 PM
Thanks, Roger. I completely forgot about that and missed Soulwally's reference to it above as well.
jobeterob
04-23-2014, 06:06 PM
I wonder if the artist gets anything at all from this beyond satisfaction and a good feeling?
marv2
04-23-2014, 06:15 PM
I wonder if the artist gets anything at all from this beyond satisfaction and a good feeling?

I betcha if they were using my voice to make money, I would be getting something and a little sumthin', sumthin' for my lawyer!
jobeterob
04-23-2014, 06:28 PM
They should be but...........I think the Company/Corporation owns the record and they can do with it what they want. Which sucks.

Only when you "made it", did you get those clauses in saying the could not use it for advertising etc.

So I bet Universal is getting something............and that might be it.

Kenneth: What do you think or know?
kenneth
04-23-2014, 10:56 PM
They should be but...........I think the Company/Corporation owns the record and they can do with it what they want. Which sucks.

Only when you "made it", did you get those clauses in saying the could not use it for advertising etc.

So I bet Universal is getting something............and that might be it.

Kenneth: What do you think or know?

I think as performers on the original recording, the singers would still get royalties for the use of the song in a commercial. It can't rise to the level of a "hit record," but unless they traded away their rights to royalties, Wanda, Katherine and [[Ann? or Gladys' estate?) would still derive something from the use of the song.